Detection & Threat-Hunting Security Engineer (Remote/London)

Harvey Nash Group; City Of London; Remote; GBP 120,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvey Nash Group is seeking a Security Engineer for a 6-month contract in London with remote working. The role focuses on detection engineering, threat hunting, automation, incident response, and security tooling optimization in a cloud-first environment.

The candidate will build and tune detections, develop automation for security operations, and conduct proactive threat hunting across cloud, endpoint, and identity environments, supporting investigations and improving tooling.

Qualifications

• Strong background in Security Engineering, SOC, Detection Engineering, or Incident Response.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM/XDR platforms and KQL, SPL, or LogScale.
• Microsoft 365 security experience.

Responsibilities

• Building and tuning detections and monitoring capabilities.
• Developing automation to enhance security operations.
• Conducting proactive threat hunting across cloud, endpoint, and identity environments.
• Supporting incident investigations and response activities.
• Improving security tooling, visibility, and operational effectiveness.

Skills

Detection engineering

Threat hunting

Incident response

Automation

Python scripting

Tools

SIEM/XDR platforms

KQL

SPL

LogScale

Job description

Harvey Nash Group is seeking a Security Engineer for a 6-month contract in London with remote working. The role focuses on detection engineering, threat hunting, automation, incident response, and security tooling optimization in a cloud-first environment.

The candidate will build and tune detections, develop automation for security operations, and conduct proactive threat hunting across cloud, endpoint, and identity environments, supporting investigations and improving tooling.